Phonograph doll



M'ay 30, 1933.

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PHONOGRAPH DOLL Patented May 30, 1933 UNITED STATES CHARLES L. MCIDERMOTT, F NALIPA, IDAHOl PHONOGRAPH DQLL Application filed lune 8,

This invention relates to phonograph dolls. This application is a substitute for application Sr. No. 265,381, filed March 28th, 1928, allowed February th, 1930, and which 5 was abandoned.

The primary object of this invention resides in a doll having phonograph mechanism contained in the body thereof for interchangeably receiving and playing phono 0 graph records of the disk type, the sound produced thereby being emitted through the body, rather than through the head of the doll.

- Another object of the invention is to la provide a sound reproducing mechanism which is constructed as a unit for mounting within the body of a doll, which facilitates the easy and quick assembly of the same therein.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a sound producing mechanism in which a record disk may be removably held upon a rotatable turn-tableto prevent the accidental separation of therecord disk therefrom regardless of the angle at which it may be disposed, and to further provide a novel construction of reproducer for supporting a playing needle in relation to the record disk so that it positively engages the record disk under all conditions.

A further obj ect is to provide phonograph mechanism within the body of a doll which includes a means operable from the exterior of the doll for successively moving the playing needle away from the record disk upon the completion of the playing of a record, stopping the rotatable turn-table, and returning the needle to a position adjacent the periphery of the record disk for the replaying of the record or for engagement with the first sound groove lof a substitute record, and for facilitating the changing of the playing needle when necessary.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, as particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are 1932. Serial No. 616,156.

illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: Y l

Fig. V1 is a perspective view of myv improved phonograph doll.

Fig. 2 isa vertical longitudinalsectional view therethrough. v .f

' Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional vie'w'there-v through.

Fig. 4; is a Vertical sectional view on the line ki of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 `is a disassembled perspective View of the reproducer and its operatingparts.

Referring to the drawings byreference characters, the numeral 1() designates my improved phonograph dollin its entirety which has a phonograph mechanism 11 mounted in the body 12 thereof. The phonograph .mechanism 11 is built as a unit and includes a sheet metal housing 13 having an elongated slot 1li provided in the side wall thereof and which opens through one side 'ofthe body of the doll below one of the arm pits, and through which the sound from the sound producing unit within the housing is emitted. The housing may be fiXedly mounted within the body of the doll in any suitable manner, and the usual stuffing and covering applied thereover to conceal the same.

Mounted within the housing is a spring motor 15 which is of any well-known construction having a winding shaft 16 which opens through the side of the doll to receive the winding Ycrank handle 17 shown in Figure 1. The spring motor 15 imparts rotation to a driven rotatable shaft 18 journalled in the housing extending transversely thereof by means of a gear train 19, while a turn.- table 2O is iiXedly mounted to the driven shaft and is disposed on a plane or in alignment with the slot 14. Spring clips 21 are carried by the turnftable to engage the edge of the record disk 22 which is inserta-ble through the slot 14, and which securely hold the record disk upon the turn-table to prevent shifting of the record disk thereon durin the changing of the position of the doll during handling thereof. The spring motor 15 includes the usual speed governor 23 which is regulated by a stem 34 extending to the exterior of the doll to control the speed of rotation of the turn-table. rlhe motor may be of any standard construction so it is not believed necessary to go into detail, other than to say that it imparts rotation to the turntable through the gear train 19, and it is wound up by the use of the handle 17.

Fixedly mounted upon the rear wall of the housing is abracket 25 which has a stub shaft 26 turnably mounted therein and which has its axis parallel to the axis of the driven shaft 18. The stub shaft 26 turnably and tiltably supports a sound or phonograph reproducer 27 which includes a bell shaped horn 28 open at one end and closed at its other by the reproducer head 29 having the usual diaphragm 30. Phonograph reproducers of the type shown in the drawings' are provided with a `stylus bar 31 which carries a socket 32 for the customary needle. However, due

to thel peculiar arrangement of the turn-tablewith respect to the reproducer, I iindit necessary to provide an extension bracket 33 for p the reproducer, which is made of a single length of wire bent midway between its ends and having one of its ends ixedly secured in the socket 32 and its other end fixed to the stylus bar or the mounting therefor. The arms which formthe bracket converge outwardly while a needle socket 34' is provided on the outer end of the bracket for receiving the playing needle 35, held therein by a set screw 36. The reproducer extension bracket extends to a position over the record disk to permit the needle 35 to engage the grooves therein, and in a direction toward the slot 14, so that the bracket may be swung to a position so that a person may insert their hand through the slot to change the needle as it becomes necessary. The means for swinging the reproducer and for lifting the same from engagement with the record disk will now be explained.

The reproducer 27 is mounted on the stub shaft 26 by passing a transverse shaft 37 through the outer end of the same, and swingingly mounting the horn 28 upon the transverse shaft, whereupon the reproducer may turn with the stub shaft, and swing with respect thereto on the transverse shaft 37. The

` and disengaging the needle therewith. For

forcing the needle into engagement with the record disk and for preventing it from jumping any of the sound grooves during the handling of the doll during the playing of a recy 55 0rdI provide an expansion coil spring 38 mounted on the transverse shaft 37 and having its ends respectively connected to said shaft and horn 28. This tends to pitch the reproducer in a direction toward the turntable in a playing condition. F or manually tilting the reproducer against the action of the spring 38 to lift the needle out of the sound grooves and return it to starting position, I provide a crank shaft 39 journalled in a bracket 4() supported by the back Wall of the housing 11. The outer end of the crank shaft extends to the exterior of the doll and has a handle 41 by which a turning movement may be manually applied. The inner crank end of the crank shaft 39 is movable in c the path of the serrated edge 42 ofthe horn 28, whereby rotation of the crank shaft will simultaneously tilt the reproducer to lift the needle free of the record and also turn the reproducer until the crank moves away from the serrated edge, at which time the reproducer bracket carrying the playing needle is in aI position adjacent the starting edge of the record disk.` As the crank completes its turn'and moves away from the edges of the horn, the spring 38 will tilt the reproduccr and again cause the needle to engage the record disk. A flat spring 43 is mounted in the path of an arm 44 carried by the horn .38 to limit the return movement of the reproducer to bring the playing needle to the proper position.

The starting and stopping of the turntable is also controlled by the crank shaft 39 which passes through an elongated slot 45 in an arm 46 pivoted at one end to bracket 47, while the free end extends to a position adjacent the back side of the turn-table for engagement therewith and carries a block of felt 48. fiat spring stop 49 which is so positioned that when the arm 46 is actuated lby the crank shaft to cause the belt block 48 to strike against the backside of the turn-table, the turn-table will turn until the spring stop engages the block, whereupon one of the spring clips 21 of the turn-table will be in a position to be reached through the slot 14 to release the clip to facilitate the attachment and removal of a record disk from the turntable. The crank shaft 39 imparts a. rocking movement to the arm 45 to cause the stop to be on when the reproducer is outof engagement with the record disk, and to'be in an off position when the reproducer is in engagement with the record disk.

From the foregoing description, it will be understood that I have provided a novelty doll having a phonograph mounted within the body thereof which is capable of interchangeably receiving and playing 4record disks, the sound being emitted through a slot in the side of the body through which the record disks are inserted to and from the turn-table.

The backside of the turn-table carries a Y- v The record disks are securely held upon the turn-table and the reprodueer is maintained upon the record disk during operation, so that the doll may be held in various positions Without interfering With the operation of any of the Working parts. The phonograph mechanism is constructed in a unit Which facilitates the assembling of the doll and eects a saving in cost of manufacture.

While I have described What I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be varied Without in any Way departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the Whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims.

IVhat is claimed is:

l. In a phonograph mechanism, a sound reproducer comprising a horn-shaped casing, a diaphragm at one end thereof, the center of which is in alignment with the longitudinal axis of said casing, a stylus bar operatively connected to said diaphragm, an elongated Wire bracket arm iXedly connected to said stylus bar, and a needle receiving socketv provided in the outer end of said bracket arm.

2. In a phonograph mechanism, a rotatable turn-table adapted to support a record disk,

a turnable stub shaft, a reproducer tiltablymounted on said stub shaft, spring means acting upon said reproducer to tilt the same toward said turn-table to cause the same to engage a record disk to be held thereon, a notched surface provided on said reproducer, and a turnable crank shaft engageable With said notched surface for tilting said reproducer against the action of said spring means and for imparting a turning movement thereto.

3. In a phonograph mechanism, a rotatable turn-table adapted to support a record disk, a turnable stub shaft, a reproducer tiltably mounted on said stub shaft, spring means acting upon said reproducer to tilt the same toward said turn-table to cause the same to engage a record disk to be held thereon, a notched surface provided on said reproducer, and a turnable crank shaft engageable with said notched surface for tilting' said reproducer against the action of said spring means and for imparting a turning movement thereto, and stop means for limiting the turning movement of said reproducer in one direction.

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my signature.

CHARLES L, `MGDERMOTT. 

